Effective July 28, 2013, the Postal Service™ will revise Handbook M-41, City Delivery Carriers Duties and Responsibilities, to reflect the discontinuation of Parcel Post and updates for the Package Simplification process.
Handbook M-41, City Delivery Carriers Duties and Responsibilities
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1 General Information
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12 Basic Carrier Duties
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122 Street Duties
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122.1 Delivery and Collection
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[Revise the text of 122.13 to read as follows:]
122.13
Such service may be rendered on foot or by vehicle and in some instances may consist exclusively of parcel delivery, collection of mail, or combination of duties.
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122.2 Special Services
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[Revise the text of 122.22 to read as follows:]
122.22
Deliver and obtain date, time of event, and signature receipts for registered, certified, Priority Mail Express, insured, and other special services mail. Use scanning device where appropriate.
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2 Office Time — Preparation
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26 Accountable Items
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[Revise the title of 262 to read as follows:]
262 PS Form 3849 for Registered, Certified, Priority Mail Express, Insured, and Other Special Services Mail (Exhibit 262)
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3 On Route
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32 Delivery of Ordinary Mail Matter
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322 Motorized Routes
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[Revise the title of 322.3 to read as follows:]
322.3 Parcels
322.31
[Revise the first sentence of 322.31 to read as follows:]
Load parcels directly into the vehicle from hampers or sacks.***
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323 Park and Loop Routes
323.1 Description
[Revise the last sentence of 323.1 to read as follows:]
***Delivery is then made to one side of the street up to a certain location, and then on the other side of the street (looping) back to the vehicle for additional relays, parcels and/or moves to the other park points.
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[Revise the title of 323.3 to read as follows:]
323.3 Parcels
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[Revise the title of 6 to read as follows:]
6 Parcels
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62 Office Procedures Before Leaving
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623 Loading Truck
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[Revise the title of 623.1 to read as follows:]
623.1 Parcels
[Revise the first sentence of 623.1 to read as follows:]
Sacks of parcels, outside pieces, and extra services items should be loaded in the vehicle so as to facilitate delivery in the following way:***
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[Revise the title of 623.2 to read as follows:]
623.2 Parcels and Relay Combined
[Revise the first sentence of 623.2 to read as follows:]
Load sacks of parcels, outside pieces, and extra services items as follows:***
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[Revise item c to read as follows:]
c. Load relay sacks on right-hand side of the truck, in delivery order. When relays are delivered there will be room for dumping parcels.
625 Damage Control of Parcels
[Revise the text of 625.1 to read as follows:]
625.1
All employees engaged in the handling of parcels are responsible for insuring that parcels are distributed and delivered in good condition. Take care to avoid throwing, stepping on, or otherwise mistreating parcels. Give particular attention to fragile and perishable items.
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63 Route Procedures
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[Revise the title of 631 to read as follows:]
631 Delivery of Parcels
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64 Office Procedures on Return
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641 Clearance of Accountable Items
[Revise the text of 641 to read as follows:]
Obtain clearance of parcels’ extra services items — special request parcels, CODs, postage due, registers, customs duty, and keys — as explained in subchapter 43.
642 Use of Curtailment Form — Form 1571
[Revise the text of 642 to read as follows:]
When delivery of parcels is curtailed for any reason, prepare Form 1571 as explained in part 442.
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9 Mail Count and Route Inspection
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92 Letter Routes
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922 Form 1838-C Worksheet — Preparation
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922.4 Recording Count Data
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922.41 Letter Size — Line 1
[Revise the text of 922.413(a) to read as follows:]
922.413
a. Carriers on motorized curb-delivery routes will take credit in Parcel column for each separate bundle.
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922.43 Accountable and Signature Mail — Line 3
[Revise the first sentence of 922.43 to read as follows:]
Enter the total number of registered, certified, COD, customs, postage due, and Priority Mail Express under appropriate headings of column.***
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[Revise the title of 922.44 to read as follows:]
922.44 Parcels — Line 5
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922.5 Making Time Entries
922.51 Actual Time Entries
[Revise the text of 922.51(a) to read as follows:]
a. Line 14, Registered, Certified, COD, Customs, Priority Mail Express, and Postage-Due;***
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[Revise the title of 93 to read as follows:]
93 Parcels and Combination Services Routes
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933 Form 1838-A Worksheet — Preparation (Exhibit 932.11 (pg. 1 and 2))
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933.2 Type of Service
Use the following symbols to identify type of service for which time is recorded:
[Revise the parcel listing (2nd listing) in the table to read as follows:]
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933.3 Mileage
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933.32
[Revise the text of 933.32 to read as follows:]
The route examiner computes Elapsed Miles for parcel deliveries, relays, etc. daily, and enters and circles his/her initials by each entry
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933.4 Elapsed Time
[Revise the text of 933.4 to read as follows:]
The route examiner computes Elapsed Time and Total Time for day entries, garage, office, relay, firms, parcel deliveries, etc. and enters and circles his/her initials by each entry.
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Glossary
Combination Services Route — A route on which, in addition to the delivery of parcels, other delivery duties are performed.
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We will incorporate these revisions into the next online issue of Handbook M-41, City Delivery Carriers Duties and Responsibilities, which is available on the Postal Service PolicyNet website:
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